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NARALO

Summary Minutes and Action Items - Monday 16 July 2012

• Roll call
• Darlene Thompson, Gordon Chillcott, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Evan Leibovitch, Alan Greenberg, Gareth Shearman, Eduardo Diaz, Glenn McKnight, Joly McFie, Garth Bruen, Kieren McCarthy, Annalisa Roger, Seth Reiss
• Dev Anand Teelucksingh
• Apologies: Beau Brendler,
• Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Gisella Gruber
• Review of AI :  Call for volunteers for Toronto 's organizing committee
• Darlene requested support for GA and Training sessions which would require support.

3. Policy statement updates:

Dev asked what efforts could be replicated or learned for NARALO's planning.

Dev:  We had extensive capacity building sessions in CR. Regarding the fellowship programs; there were at least 2 meetings each day 7-9 am. He put link on the chat so you can check. First hour was with the Fellows, and second LACRALO.

Dev mentioned that the set up worked well.

Darlene mentioned that what worked well in other regions can be applied with some changes.

Darlene: Does anybody want to comment on the Policy issues under consideration?

We are always short on volunteers, if you have some interest in some activities, please get involved. Personally contact NARALO ALs and Staff on how to get involved.

4. New gTLD Program Update

NARALO actually does not have a position on this. [Darlene ]

NARALO has ever expressed an independent opinion, but has had a number of members involved in various components of this.  There has not been a specific addendum, but not a lack of input from the region.

a. New gTLD Review Group - Next Steps

The at Large group is seeking comments in the new applications and applied for strings.  The comments will be reviewed by ALAC.  All the comments will be kept in the dashboard and there are no comments issued as of right now.

5. Discussion on proposal for RALO Rules of Procedure Working Group (Darlene Thompson)

This is on hold until the ALAC does the review and until that happen the Ralos will be waiting.

6.  Call for volunteer to lead NARALO Toronto Events effort.

Heidi: 4 members: Darlene, Eduardo, Evan, Glenn

Garth: What kind of volunteers are we looking for?

Darlene: For example. How do we want our GA set up?

What kind of subjects we would like to cover?

Gordon volunteered to be part of the Toronto events effort.

Heidi mentioned that the other Ralos for example had umbrella groups and then break up responsibilities by event.

Alan Greenberg: recalls not having a Showcase

Darlene: No Showcase but yes GA

We thought of having a mixer and to encourage in-reach.

The budget is $ 25,000.

Darlene: Asked Staff to send a doodle to all the volunteers:

AI : A doodle will be sent : Garth, Darlen., Glenn, Eduardo, Evan and Gordon

Evan October 20th Tour: Tour operators to the people who would like to go to the Niagara area. Similar tours. Both tours offer Niagara on the lake and tour of the winery and Niagara falls. It will be on Saturday October 20th. Price: $ 100 or less. Opinion: Having non-At Large people? 

7.  Update on final report from WHOIS Policy Working group.

 Very active work going on and there are policies about strengthening the Whois and At Large is in favor of a more robust Whois. And we try to advocate it.

8. Update on NARALO survey

The numbers are very low and it is very difficult to make any analysis on it.

Encourage people to participate on it.

9. Report on the NomCom Meeting in Prague - Glenn McKnight

We had some very serious challenges and we did interview individuals, everyone did well. We held our own and we stood up to our principles. AndI recooomend people to come to NomCom and it is important to pick Board members, I cannot say more.

10. The At-Large RRR WG Compliance - Garth Bruen

Send a message to compliance and he has no particular updates at the moment

11.  General Regional Discussion -

Darlene Thompson encouraged everyone to speak and talk about what has happened.

Eduardo: Who is going to lead now?

Darlene: I have no desire to chair this.

Right now Evan is the only one for the Ralo and Garth the only one for the Chair and until the elections we are chair less and we can do by consensus without a Chair for 2 weeks.

Glenn: I am in the process of a new ISOC Toronto, there is a problem of squatting and if anybody is interested in getting involved in ISOC let me know.

Alan: There is a significant difference between Chairing a meeting and being Chair.

Darlene will not be an interim chair. But if the region decides, I can do that.

The person who we elect now,  will take the post in Oct.

Alan: No problem if Darlene can be an interim  Chair.

At this pointy we have 3 options: 1) we have vacant; 2) Darlene interim or 3) Evan interim.

Alan: Made a motion to have Darlen as interim Chair.

Heidi:  We have to have a second to that motion

Evan: Naralo has worked on consensus before. We should authorize Darlene until new Chair takes position.

Gareth: Agreed.

Heidi: The new Chair will it be coming up on the 5th of August.

If nobody else runs against Garth then that's it.

Motion:  We appoint Darlene as interim Chair until such time when we have a Chair by election or acclamation.

Darlene encouraged everybody in the region to apply.

Evan: Seconded.  Consensus has been reached.

11. General Regional Discussion

12: AOB

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